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Do Anti-depressants And Anti-anxiety Drugs Cause Negative Social Traits?

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Posted on Sat, 10 Sep 2016
Question: How would you expect anti-depressants and anti-anxiety drugs to impact someone socially who has borderline personality disorder? Can they uncover negative social traits?

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Answered by Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe (29 minutes later)
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Detailed Answer:
Hello, and thanks for your question.

Borderline personality disorder is not directly improved or worsened by antidepressants or anxiolytics. Sometimes if someone with BPD also has concurrent major depression or an anxiety disorder, these drugs can be helpful.

However, I would not expect these drugs to uncover negative social traits.


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Do Anti-depressants And Anti-anxiety Drugs Cause Negative Social Traits?

Brief Answer: Consultation Detailed Answer: Hello, and thanks for your question. Borderline personality disorder is not directly improved or worsened by antidepressants or anxiolytics. Sometimes if someone with BPD also has concurrent major depression or an anxiety disorder, these drugs can be helpful. However, I would not expect these drugs to uncover negative social traits. In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private link below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an XXXXXXX doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private link: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers